What lies beneath: Sensor analytics in the water system
Andrew Whittle engineers smart underground infrastructure for a safer and more efficient future.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomes two new faculty members
Lydia Bourouiba and Benjamin Kocar joined CEE in January.
CEE students model the world and invent the future
Computational thinking and problem solving form the basis for new educational initiatives
CEE Research Speed Dating identifies new synergies among faculty and students
New app launched at event maps conference connections in real time.
Photograph from Roman Stocker’s lab wins NSF/AAAS scientific visualization competition
‘Invisible Coral Flows’ documents flow of water generated by the cilia on coral’s surface.
Pedro Reis receives Early Career Award from National Science Foundation
Award will fund continued development of Smart Morphable Surfaces (or Smorphs), a new class of on-demand morphable structures.
Ahoy! First ocean vesicles spotted
Scientists discover extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes.
MIT research in concrete gets funding boost
The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub seeks to advance the scientific basis for evaluating the environmental impact of concrete.
Hidden risk in supply chains
Analysis shows no correlation between a manufacturer’s total expenditure with a supplier and the cost of a supply disruption.
Homing in on stressed coral
Sulfurous chemical known as ‘smell of the sea’ serves as clarion call for coral pathogens.
Study finds more spending on fire suppression may lead to bigger fires
Researchers emphasize balancing fire suppression with prevention measures.
CEE event gives snapshot of new research, educational initiatives
Vision for department outlined at campus event for civil and environmental engineering alumni
Cocktail novelties inspired by nature’s designs
Mechanisms behind water bugs and lilies applied to culinary devices.
CEE announces new leadership appointments
Elfatih Eltahir is associate department head, Philip Gschwend is director of Parsons Lab and Daniele Veneziano leads Pierce Lab